bogus

falso, infondato

Basato su affermazioni false o idee prive di prove valide.

In inglese semplice: Based on claims or ideas that are false or have no good support.

• That is a bogus excuse.
• They supported the proposal with bogus claims.
• His argument was bogus because the figures were invented.

Sinonimi: false, unfounded, baseless

Contrari: valid

Espressioni comuni: bogus claim, bogus argument, bogus excuse

falso, fasullo

Presentato come autentico o vero, anche se non lo è.

In inglese semplice: Made to seem real or true, although it is not.

• He gave a bogus name.
• The company made bogus claims about its product.
• Police found several bogus passports in the bag.

Sinonimi: fake, false, phony, fraudulent

Contrari: genuine, real

Espressioni comuni: bogus claim, bogus cheque, bogus excuse

errato, inutilizzabile

Sbagliato o incapace di funzionare come dovrebbe.

In inglese semplice: Incorrect or unable to do what it should do.

• The program returned a bogus result.
• These bogus values made the calculation fail.
• We replaced the bogus code yesterday.

Sinonimi: incorrect, useless, faulty

Contrari: correct

Espressioni comuni: bogus data, bogus result, bogus code